This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters This week presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin “negotiated” the future of Ukraine over the heads of Ukraine … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is founder and chief executive of Everett Capital Advisors and chair and co-founder of Agio Ratings Digital assets are going mainstream, turbocharged by recent endorsements from the US administration. If properly implemented, a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Interest payments are swallowing the biggest portion of rich nations’ economic output since at least 2007, outstripping their spending on defence and housing, according to figures from the OECD. Debt service costs as a percentage … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK financial regulator has fined the London Metal Exchange £9.2mn for having inadequate controls during a week of chaotic trading in the nickel market in 2022. In a statement on Thursday, the Financial Conduct … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla has now lost about half its value since its December peak and still trades at over 100 times earnings. But wherever there’s a falling knife, there’s a day trader poised to catch it. JPMorgan … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The London price of copper climbed to a five-month high on Thursday, surpassing $10,000 per tonne as growing demand and the threat of tariffs fuelled buying. Three month futures on the London Metal Exchange for … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There’s an old line about those who can see a bandwagon have already missed it. In the case of Europe’s stock markets, which are becoming an exciting investment destination, that’s only partly true. Investors in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK bond sales are forecast to rise to almost £310bn next year, a near record sum that will provide the latest test of market confidence in Rachel Reeves’ spending plans. Alongside the chancellor’s Spring Statement … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Latest news on ETFs Visit our ETF Hub to find out more and to explore our in-depth data and comparison tools Clearing through the roughly 50 applications in the queue from firms seeking to offer … Read more
One thing to start: Elon Musk’s X has raised about $1bn in a new equity funding round that values the social media company at $44bn, bringing its valuation back in line with the price the billionaire paid in 2022. Welcome to Due Diligence, your briefing on dealmaking, private equity and corporate finance. This article is … Read more